The World Health Organization ’s special Covid-19 envoy David Nabarro said India has reported a relatively small number of coronavirus case...
The World Health Organization’s special Covid-19 envoy David Nabarro said India has reported a relatively small number of coronavirus cases till now because it acted quickly. In an interview with NDTV, the health expert said the pandemic will reach its peak in the country by the end of July before it is contained.
Nabarro said the coronavirus would not simply vanish after restrictions are lifted. “When the lockdown [is lifted], there will be more cases,” he said. “But people should not be scared. In coming months, there will be an increase in [the number of] cases.”
The health expert, who is also a professor of global health at Imperial College London, warned that there will be “sporadic outbreaks” over time immediately after the lockdown ends. “Thereon, the outbreaks will be contained. Around July-end, there will be a flat peak but it will get better.”
India has managed to keep the virus “reasonable well located in specific places” by imposing timely restrictions, Nabarro said. “Because India acted quickly, you have got the situation under control in most settings,” he added. “It is difficult to control it in a dense set-up. You are certainly slowing down the numbers. Your doubling rate is 11 days.”
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